Younger family members poured water over the hands of elders to honor them, show respect and ask for blessings. At the heart of the festival, the Buddha...

Ramadan is a month in which people pray, reflect, community and fast from dawn to sunset. It is a month where Muslims come closer to Allah to get rid of...

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At Granite Bay High School, the halls echo with the stories of students from diverse backgrounds. Among them are Nadia and Saba Ahmadi, Afghan siblings...

The colorful line to enter stretched into the parking lot. Most attendees wore vibrant Hmong attire. Multi-patterned and multi-colored floral outfits of...

In the hallway of the office, a picture hangs of the first graduating senior class– GBHS Class of ‘99, three years after the school opened. One look...

Dear GBHS,   On the first day, I stood outside the school in front of the entrance gate, where there was an American flag. I stared at that...

Referred to by Rabbi Mona Alfi of the Congregation of B’nai Israel as “the Jewish holiday for the 4th of July,” to many, Passover is known as the...

What would you feel like, if your whole life suddenly flipped upside down? Imagine you arrive in America for the first time. Now, you have to learn a whole...

1414 years ago, the Prophet Muhammad sat in prayer in a cave on the outskirts of Mecca. It was here, during the month of Ramadan, that Muhammad is said...